A small but important victory for the Chilkat Valley watershed
In an important partial win for Chilkat conservation, the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation has issued a decision on an...
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admin49492
- Jul 5
- 1 min
Clean up Tulsequah Chief mine to protect salmon and their habitat
As British Columbia government continues to only very slowly move in the right direction toward getting Tulsequah Chief pollution of the...
Rivers Without Borders
- May 5
- 4 min
Guest Commentary: The pollution continues at Tulsequah Chief mine
The Petersburg Pilot published a 5/4/23 editorial that summarizes the situation with the Taku watershed’s Tulsequah Chief mine. British...
Rivers Without Borders
- Apr 18
- 4 min
Press release: Chilkat and Klehini Rivers Named Among America’s Most Endangered Rivers of 2023
With potential mining targeting its headwaters, southeast Alaska’s Chilkat has made the American “Most Endangered Rivers” list for 2023. ...
Rivers Without Borders
- Apr 4
- 1 min
Opinion: Building cross-border trust means cleaning up the Tulsequah Chief
A Rivers Without Borders editorial in the Juneau Empire calls on Alaska officials to step up pressure on British Columbia to get moving...
Will Patric
- Jan 29
- 1 min
Big news for the Taku
The Taku River Tlingit First Nation has come out with a very strong conservation declaration for the Taku, as announced in the 1/20/23...
Rivers Without Borders
- Nov 10, 2022
- 1 min
Press release: Chilkat mining exploration appeal
Rivers Without Borders, Takshanuk Watershed Council, Lynn Canal Conservation, Southeast Alaska Conservation Council, and Audubon Alaska...
Will Patric
- Sep 19, 2022
- 1 min
Defending the Chilkat
On September 15 Chilkat Indian Village announced that its challenge of the State of Alaska’s approval of a wastewater discharge system...
Rivers Without Borders
- Sep 7, 2022
- 1 min
Indigenous governments stand together cross-border for the Taku
On August 30, 2022, the Taku River Tlingit First Nation (TRTFN), the Douglas Indian Association, and the Southeast Indigenous...
Will Patric
- Aug 17, 2022
- 2 min
Good News For The Taku
The Tulsequah Chief receivership is done. Rivers Without Borders received the following statement from the BC Ministry of Energy, Mines...
Will Patric
- Aug 9, 2022
- 1 min
Concerned NGO's call for cleanup of Tulsequah Chief mine
The following letter was submitted by Canadian and U.S. conservation organizations to British Columbia and Alaska government officials...
Will Patric
- Jul 7, 2022
- 1 min
Southeast Alaska Tribes Stand Up For The Taku
The fifteen sovereign nations represented by the Southeast Alaska Indigenous Transboundary Commission (SEITC) passed a July 5, 2022...
Will Patric
- Jun 17, 2022
- 1 min
The Bottom Line On Constantine
This letter (attached) by RWB’s Alaska Campaign Director, Chris Zimmer, in the Chilkat Valley News gets right to the bottom line of...
Will Patric
- Jun 4, 2022
- 1 min
David Suzuki calls for clean up and closure of the Tulsequah Chief mine
Revered Canadian scientist and environmental activist, Dr. David Suzuki has added his voice to many others calling upon British Columbia...
Brian Lynch
- May 20, 2022
- 1 min
Petersburg speaks up for the Taku
Petersburg, Alaska has spoken again on the Tulsequah Chief mine issue. Appreciating the significance of the Taku as lifeblood for its...
admin49492
- Apr 29, 2022
- 1 min
Alaskans continue to advocate for the Taku
Rivers Without Borders was very pleased to see a letter (see attached) from the Sitka Alaska based Seafood Producers Cooperative calling...
admin49492
- Apr 12, 2022
- 1 min
Alaska Mining Impacts Conference
Rivers Without Borders was pleased to be part of the Alaska Conference On Mining Impacts And Prevention organized and facilitated by the...
Rivers Without Borders
- Feb 15, 2022
- 1 min
Another Alaskan Voice For The Taku
Alaska seafood processor OBI’s recent letter to the state’s congressional delegation and governor is spot on about the importance of the...
Will Patric
- Nov 24, 2021
- 1 min
Press release: BC extends KSM mine Environmental Assessment Certificate
A request by Seabridge Gold to have its proposed KSM mine Environmental Assessment Certificate extended by two years due to pandemic...
Will Patric
- Nov 4, 2021
- 1 min
Read RWB’s KSM White Paper
The proposed Kerr-Sulphurets-Mitchell or KSM mine targeting the Unuk and Nass watersheds would be a gigantic development posing a huge...
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